Pedro Casas

Pedro 'Antonio' Casas is a Republican and retired U.S. Army colonel who is a clinical, forensic and aero-medical psychologist. Born in El Paso, Texas, he grew up in Baldwin Park and, according to his campaign website, served 29 years in the Army before retiring in September 2023. He is running for the open 38th District seat, describing himself as a native of the district.[1][2]

Pedro Antonio Casas was born in 1962 in El Paso, Texas, to Mexican immigrant parents and raised in Baldwin Park, California, according to his campaign website.[2] He graduated from Don Bosco Technical Institute in 1981, earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of La Verne in 1986, and received a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1996.[2]

Casas served more than 29 years in the U.S. Army, including three deployments to theaters of war, and rose to the rank of Colonel.[1][2] His campaign website says his assignments included Division Psychologist along the DMZ in South Korea, commanding medical detachments in Iraq and Afghanistan, commanding units in Germany, and serving as chief of behavioral health departments at medical centers in Honolulu and Washington, D.C.; he also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in forensic psychology.[2] He retired from the Army in September 2023.[2]

Casas identifies as Dr. Pedro 'Antonio' Casas, Ph.D., a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army and a clinical, forensic and aero-medical psychologist.[1] He says he grew up in the 38th Congressional District, contrasting himself with opponents he describes as not being from the area.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.